Spotlight on Procurement

Unveiling the problems that too often lie behind CSR buzzwords is  Ashish Gadnis, the founder and CEO of BanQu . Ashish describes the systematic issues in traditional procurement processes that are a barrier to combatting poverty – and how BanQu is tackling them by increasing visibility in the supply chain.  

In this episode our guest, Patrick Penfield, Professor of Supply Chain Practice, Director of Executive Education at Syracuse University discusses how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is having an impact across the global supply chain.  

In this episode our guest , Camilla Davidsen , Head of Procurement at Copenhagen Airports A/S discusses running a huge international airport during the peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode our guest,  Rachel Dolan, Head Of Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management  at  Permanent TSB  discusses her journey to initiate and execute a successful procurement transformation programme.

In this episode our guest, Cyril Pourrat , Chief Procurement Officer at BT discusses the creation of BT Sourced. BT Sourced is the innovative procurement arm of BT and was established to challenge the traditional ways of buying goods and services, with the introduction of new technology.  

 In this episode our guest, Steve Gibb, Supply Chain Director - Vaccine Programme at NHS England discusses the challenges, pressures and practicalities of building a supply chain at unprecedented speed to vaccinate an entire population.

In this episode our guest,  David Emm , Principal Security Researcher at  Kaspersky , discusses supply chain cybersecurity. David takes us through some very high profile and damaging attacks and explains how the attackers have both the intent and the ability to exploit vulnerabilities in the supply chain. Key discussion points include: What it means when we talk about cybersecurity risks in supply...

Ruth Todd CBE , formerly  Programme Director at UK Vaccine Taskforce , talks about her leadership role in the Vaccine Taskforce (VTF), the organisation created by the UK Government to bring together the public, private, and academic sector to lead on the most pressing challenges of recent times – finding a viable vaccine against  COVID-19 . In the podcast Ruth talks us through the story of the tas...

Victoria Mallinckrodt , Procurement Development Lead at World Economic Forum speaks out on the topic of supplier diversity.  Key discussion points include:  What is supplier diversity and how do you define what a diverse supplier is? Is there a different level of focus on supplier diversity depending on the country?  How does the topic of suppler diversity fit into sustainability? How do organisat...

Elizabeth Amuli , Quality Healthcare Specialist at  Business for Health Solutions , explains how the organisation strengthens the healthcare systems and improves healthcare access throughout Africa. Key discussion points include:  What are some of the key challenges for healthcare access in Africa and what innovative approaches are being used to try and solve these challenges? Why is the public he...

Paul Ekins OBE , Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at University College London (UCL) boldly speaks out on sustainability and environmental economics. Paul is one of the most esteemed thinkers in this field and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to environmental policy. Key discussion points include:  How did Paul...

Gary Horsfield , Chief Operating Officer UK PPE at NHS Department of Health and Social Care  reveals his experience leading a team with responsibility for acquiring and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) at speed, to the UK's Health and Social Care sector during the  COVID-19  pandemic.  Key discussion points include: How did Gary come to work within the public sector at the NHS, and...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to  Jacqui Rock, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS Test and Trace Programme  about her experience to rapidly build an organisation of 50,000 people to test and trace the UK's population to COVID-19. Key discussion points include: What circumstances led Jacqui to take on this highly complex role? What have been Procurement and Commercial...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to  Patrick Dunne, Director of Group Property, Procurement and Cost Transformation at Sainsbury's  on his experience of running procurement/supply-chains through the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Key discussion points include: How did they cope with changing customer channels and unprecedented demand? How important was procurement and a...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to  Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer/Co-Founder of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge and  Eleonore de Montjoye, Manager at Efficio on sustainability in procurement and what actions we can each take to make a difference. Key discussion points include: What does the future of sustainability look like? Are organisations...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to  Rob Woodstock, Chief Commercial Officer at HMRC on issues connected to diversity and inclusion, with a specific focus on race. On this podcast, Rob shares his inspiring story and discusses his journey from growing up as a child of an immigrant family on a council estate, to the senior position he holds today.  Highlights include:...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Emma Osborn, Category Management Director at Network Rail and Sheena Russel, HR Manager at Efficio on diversity issues around procurement, supply chain and corporate more generally. Key discussion points include: How are organisations tackling diversity and driving change? Should the focus on moral imperative take a more active shi...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Emilio Della Bruna, Efficio on the impact COVID-19 is having on working capital. Key discussion points include: Why is the impact of working capital so important, especially in this era? What are the actions people should be doing now to improve their working capital position? What will the future look like from a working capital po...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Greg Horgan and Tibor Sotkovszki about how to run successful supplier negotiations Key discussion points include: How to approach supplier negotiations Key to success in negotiations Long term impact of negotiations

  Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Wolfgang Rueth, Efficio's SME on chemicals about the impact COVID-19 is having on this category. Key discussion points include: The dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on the chemical sector, such as: price drops, price hikes and the issues around demand and supply. The short, mid and long term approaches procurement professionals sh...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Ashray Lavsi, Efficio's SME on Supply Chain about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on the Supply Chain? What do you think businesses need to do now to prepare for the new normal? How do you think this pandemic will change the ways of working for busines...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Chris Clapham, Efficio's SME on Logistics about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on Logistics? What advice/tips would you give to someone under pressure in this category? Can there be any positive impacts either now or in the future?

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Sushank Agarwal, Efficio's SME on GFR/Retail about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on GFR and the market more generally? What advice/tips would you give to someone under pressure in this category? Can there be any positive impacts either now or in the...

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Charles Blair, Efficio's SME on technology about the impact COVID-19 is having on the technology category. In this podcast they discuss: The challenges faced What actions can be taken now to mitigate some of the risks  Some of the positive impacts  Listen to the podcast